So why has arguably the worst main FF received 2
sequels?

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To recover from the financial disaster that was FFXIV they needed to fart out a quick game or two to get back on their feet quickly instead of spend 3-4 more years developing a new quality FF with herat and soul poured into it.

And to recover from the financial loss they heavily damaged the FF brand.